http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4513529.stm






[Edited on 5-5-05 by mangogrooveworkshop]

Dundee shopping trolley

Gie's a fiver for a power card eh !

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Originally posted by zilspeed
Dundee shopping trolley

Gie's a fiver for a power card eh !

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its been said its got twin 37kw motors. thats about 100hp? how the heck can it do 300mph with 100hp? must be a mistake somewhere...

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steve

all to do with the frontal area, or lack of it. and a bloody long runway!!

still find it hard to understand that the equiv power of a 1.4 16 valve petrol motor could propel anything at 300mph.....

atb

steve

theres probably an equation to work out what drag coefficient you would need.

power = force x speed

so approx 100kw = force x 450kph

units should probably be metres per second.

then link the force to a coefficient.

100000=F x 125

F = 800 newtons at a guess.

so basically a 100kw motor would only have 800 newtons left for acceleration at 450kph, hence to get there the drag force would need to be lower than 800newtons

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Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop

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Originally posted by zilspeed
Dundee shopping trolley

Gie's a fiver for a power card eh !

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Weegie humour!!!!! Hows the back to front metro doing meow!

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they dont even have 100kw.,

they have 74kw.

my laguna diesel has more power!

atb

steve

teletext said they have given up cos 'they coulnt get it started...... hmmm its an electric car.



sounds like abb -who make the drives - just shot em selves in the foot....

atb

steve